Sound localization and binaural hearing in children with a hearing aid and a cochlear implant

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-43

  Beijen, J ^a   Snik, A F M ^a   Straatman, L V ^a   Mylanus, E A M ^a   Mens, L H M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bimodal fitting; Binaural hearing; Children; Cochlear implant; Hearing aid; Masking level difference; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BINAURAL HEARING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; FEMALE; HEARING AID; HUMAN; MALE; MASKING; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND DETECTION; SPECTRUM;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; CHILD; DEAFNESS; FEMALE; HEARING; HEARING AIDS; HUMANS; MALE; SOUND LOCALIZATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65649140167     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000218361     Document Type: Article

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